Throughout the last 21 days of the national lockdown imposed on South Africa, SAMIP’s participants have innovative ways to continue operations whilst also uncovering new narratives that have gone unnoticed or lacked attention in light of the pandemic. #SMWX host Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh interviewed Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute executive director Prof. Helen Rees about […]
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As this piece is being written South Africa has just been informed that the national lock-down that was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa more than two weeks ago has been extended by another two weeks meaning that the country, it’s society and economy will continue to be shuttered. This move, whilst dire for all, is […]
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Things are heating up in South Africa as the country enters its first week of a national lockdown during which the government announced the first five deaths as a result of the Coronavirus. The memes have slowed down to a trickle as people begin to grasp the full extent of the damage to the country’s […]
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The events of this past week have been monumental: On Monday 23 March, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the South African government was going to lockdown the country for twenty-one days starting midnight Thursday 26 March. Despite the new state of the nation the South Africa Media Innovation Program’s (SAMIP) participants have continued their good […]
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Podcast production company Volume and the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) are embarking on a joint project to tell the stories of media workers during the Coronavirus (also known as Covid-19) outbreak in South Africa. The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown the country into a spin as the nation comes to grips with a situation […]
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The novel Coronavirus pandemic (known as Covid-19) is has had a global impact that finally hit South Africa’s shores in towards the end of February. It goes without saying that this pandemic has already begun changing our way of life. The media industry, both at home and abroad, has stepped up to provide up-to-the minute […]
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With the start of the new year the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) added a set of five new organizations to its cohort of participants. These entrants were selected during the last meeting of our Advisory Committee who deliberated over the shortlisted candidates in December 2019. The five organizations are mixture of start-ups and […]
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January is the month of new beginnings and this year it’s the start of a new decade too. It’s hard to believe that our program has been running for the past three years and we look forward to new year of good work and progress. At the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) we kicked […]
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The last couple of months tend to be one of the busiest and the same can be said for the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) that is wrapping up 2019 with a series of workshops and training for our participants. Revenue exploration Prague In late October, SAMIP participant Daily Maverick attended the Media Development […]
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If you could make any observation about 2019 it’s that time has flown at an exponential rate this year. We have less than 60 days until the end of year and the end of the decade that was the 2010s. For the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) the last two months have seen a […]
21 days of inspiration in 21 days of lockdown
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaThroughout the last 21 days of the national lockdown imposed on South Africa, SAMIP’s participants have innovative ways to continue operations whilst also uncovering new narratives that have gone unnoticed or lacked attention in light of the pandemic. #SMWX host Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh interviewed Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute executive director Prof. Helen Rees about […]
Myth-busting and fact-checking Covid-19 in South Africa
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaAs this piece is being written South Africa has just been informed that the national lock-down that was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa more than two weeks ago has been extended by another two weeks meaning that the country, it’s society and economy will continue to be shuttered. This move, whilst dire for all, is […]
‘No skop, skiet and donder’ but police act with impunity during lockdown
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaThings are heating up in South Africa as the country enters its first week of a national lockdown during which the government announced the first five deaths as a result of the Coronavirus. The memes have slowed down to a trickle as people begin to grasp the full extent of the damage to the country’s […]
Podcasting in the age of Covid-19
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaThe events of this past week have been monumental: On Monday 23 March, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the South African government was going to lockdown the country for twenty-one days starting midnight Thursday 26 March. Despite the new state of the nation the South Africa Media Innovation Program’s (SAMIP) participants have continued their good […]
SAMIP participant Volume releases podcast series on SA media & Covid-19
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaPodcast production company Volume and the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) are embarking on a joint project to tell the stories of media workers during the Coronavirus (also known as Covid-19) outbreak in South Africa. The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown the country into a spin as the nation comes to grips with a situation […]
SAMIP participants get to grips with Coronavirus reporting
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaThe novel Coronavirus pandemic (known as Covid-19) is has had a global impact that finally hit South Africa’s shores in towards the end of February. It goes without saying that this pandemic has already begun changing our way of life. The media industry, both at home and abroad, has stepped up to provide up-to-the minute […]
SAMIP adds five more projects to its cohort
/in Uncategorized /by Khumo SelloWith the start of the new year the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) added a set of five new organizations to its cohort of participants. These entrants were selected during the last meeting of our Advisory Committee who deliberated over the shortlisted candidates in December 2019. The five organizations are mixture of start-ups and […]
New Year, New beginnings
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaJanuary is the month of new beginnings and this year it’s the start of a new decade too. It’s hard to believe that our program has been running for the past three years and we look forward to new year of good work and progress. At the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) we kicked […]
Remember remember, SAMIP in November
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaThe last couple of months tend to be one of the busiest and the same can be said for the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) that is wrapping up 2019 with a series of workshops and training for our participants. Revenue exploration Prague In late October, SAMIP participant Daily Maverick attended the Media Development […]
A bumper Sep-tober update
/in Uncategorized /by Siyabonga AfricaIf you could make any observation about 2019 it’s that time has flown at an exponential rate this year. We have less than 60 days until the end of year and the end of the decade that was the 2010s. For the South Africa Media Innovation Program (SAMIP) the last two months have seen a […]